John Carter (born 1970) is an American

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artist and film director, using the professional name ''Carter'' for his artworks. He is based in

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About

Carter was born in

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and studied at the

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(MICA), earning a

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degree in 1992. He then studied at the artists residency,

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in 1994. Carter earned an M.F.A. degree in 1997 at

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. Carter is best known for his artwork that spans various media from painting and photography to sculptural installations, film and video. His works have been exhibited internationally, including the

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in New York,

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, New York,

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, London,

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, the USA Today and Abstract America exhibitions, at the

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. His works have also been shown at the

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in London and the Museion in Bolzano, Italy. A comprehensive catalogue of Carter's work edited by Georg Kargl was published in 2008 titled, ''An Arm with Hair, (The Vienna Catalogue 1973)''. Publication Studios in 2009 published Carter's "California Film: 1996".

Film direction

Carter's first feature film, ''Erased James Franco'' was released in 2008. It stars the American actor,

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in a performance that has him reenact every film and television appearance from his entire career. The film also features Franco playing the part of

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as her character in the film ''

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'' directed by

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and as

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in the 1966 film ''

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''. James Franco's appearances as a version of 'himself' on the daytime soap opera,

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was inspired by Carter and can be seen as another facet or an extension of the work that began with the film, Erased James Franco. ''Maladies,'' written and directed by Carter was filmed in New York in December 2010. It stars

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, Fallon Goodson and

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and its soundtrack was composed by J Ralph. In 2013, ''Maladies,'' premiered at the

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and the ''SXSW'' film festival in Austin, Texas and was released theatrically and VOD through Tribeca Films in March, 2014. Carter's Polaroid photography can be seen in the traveling exhibition, The Polaroid Years: Instant Photography and Experimentation and in the publication The Polaroid Years: Instant Photography and Experimentation.The Polaroid Years: Instant Photography and Experimentation.

References

External links

Official website"Carter: "Beside Myself" at Lisa Cooley"
by R. Thurmann, ''ArtObserved'', April 22, 2014
''Negative Thinking''
by Dennis Lim, ''Artforum'', April, 2009
Carter: A Couple of Random Characters in Search of an Author
by, Susan Miller, ''Sightlines'', 2012
Carter at Salon 94, Freemans
by, Morgan Falconer, ''Frieze'', May 10, 2009
Director Carter on "Maladies" & Making Art with James Franco
by, Miranda Siegel, ''Bullett'', February 13, 2013
''In a Word: Carter''
by Aaron Krach, ''Advocate'', April 6, 2009
Carter interview, FILMMAKER magazine, 2013
by Alexandra Byer, March 12, 2013
''Negative Thinking''
by, Dennis Lim, ''Artforum'', April 8, 2009

by, David Ng, ''Los Angeles Times'', April 21, 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter 1970 births Living people Maryland Institute College of Art alumni Modern painters People from Norwich, Connecticut University of California, Davis alumni